One of my favourite places is 541! I love how in hamilton, all the businesses and restaurants support one another instead of trying to compete and I see it here on barton too!

A neighbourhood with so much growth! It's great to see such a thoughtful and positive video about the area. A great place to support some local Hamilton businesses! 🙌🏻

I've lived off barton for my entire adult life now. It's nice to see some of the rejuvenation happening. 50+ years ago it was the place to be. Would be sweet to see that happen again

Great video! I moved to the North end in 1998, lived there for 13 years and moved back to the area 4 years ago. Wonderful neighbourhood with an old reputation that still lingers even though most of the older population have moved out. I honestly felt more of a sense of community in the North end than in any other part of Hamilton.

SOOOOO GOOD! Thank you for sharing the delights and hidden gems of Barton Street! Can't wait to see more highlights from other Hamilton neighbourhoods! HAMILTON ROCKS!!!!

Glad you did this video!! Barton St needs more love than it gets! I'll be sure to go check out some of these spots for sure!

Just moved here from toronto a few months ago and am right off Barton, was so nice to see this, can’t wait to try them all!

I love seeing videos like this that make our city look so great and less intimidating. There are so many great neighbourhoods here and Barton is one of them. Well done!

I’ve been living in Hamilton for 6 years, heard the same things from the moment we decided to move. This summer I decided to discover a new local restaurant and found the dirty south. After visiting there, I’ve come back to the area numerous times. I can certainly say that BARTON IS SAFE! After watching the video, I’ve got a few more local spots to add to my list! Thank you Joyce for highlighting some great spots to visit 👏🏻

Barton has a lots of gems. For bread go to Vaguera Bakery (Barton and Tisdale). Try the small rye flour rolls. They are the size of a child's head but baked fresh daily. They also sell Portuguese pastries. For cheap subs go to Duarte's. They also have a hot food counter with fish and pork sandwiches. There is a French style crepe place on Barton near General Hospital (odd name). There are two Polish delis down near the Polish Catholic Church. They sell perogies and sausages and other goodies from Poland. Frank's Sicilia Bakery (Barton and Sherman) makes great Sicilian cannoli. I hear they are closing soon though. There are many other good places. There is an Italian restaurant called Tocadero's (527 Barton St. E.) only open now on weekends. There is also the Saputo cheese factory store on Barton with good cheese. I am forgetting many places I am sure. As for safety, it's becoming gentrified. So those places usually are safe. Not too many hipsters like James St. N. or Ottawa St. or Locke St.

I’ve lived in the North End since June and I love it 🖤

Great video!! Thanks for letting me and Fannie be a part of it!!!

Just moved here 2 weeks ago and was super excited to see a positive video about Barton! We love it so far and can’t wait to see how the neighbourhood will grow!

Thank you for posting this very helpful video!

Love this! Motel is my favourite breakfast spot in the whole city and I can’t wait to try Mai Pai.

The editing and cinematography is so good on your videos!! So talented

Downtown Barton is a classic gem. So exciting seeing the revival!

Hamilton is home! 👏🏻 Love this area!

Your videos are so awesome! Keep making them!

Great video! Tons of useful info!

Cool st. Wish we have one in richmond hill

So many fun places to try out on this street! Maipai is already a favourite, but thank you for all of the other great suggestions!

i love his video!! so very true!! people do need to be aware and educated about this neighborhood!!

This area is def not untouched by "hipsters" as the city of hamilton gave grants to toronto bussines to start up bussines. While it does have a bad reputation a bit still, it def has "trendy hipster" stores.

Love the video, interesting to see what happens!

Amazing job on the video, Barton is a gem in the making!!!!

Great video! I cant wait to try some of these places. I love Hamilton!

omg love this! such a group of great businesses on Barton ❤️

That's awesome! So excited for the rising Hamilton food scene :)

Love Barton! There is so much potential, I would love to see these pockets expand with other interesting businesses

Loved it- inspired us to get mai Pai last night!

This is great!! Thank you.

What a great video showcasing a great section of our city. Crumbled looks incredible! Sookham sounds delightful! I have some taste adventures ahead of me.

i used to live in hamilton my dad grew up in east hamilton. crazy how much real estate is nowadays.

Definitely some hidden gems, people need to get out to explore and experience these great businesses and all they have to offer!

Love this. Just moved to Barton area and will check all these out

I live in East Hamilton and this is great to see the highlights of a very misunderstood area :)

I deliver to a lot of these places. Thank you Joyce for this video.

Love it!! So happy to be part of Barton Village community!

LOVE 541! Such a great community hub

Love this video! Barton st is amaaazing✨✨

Love hearing about all the local restaurants in Hamilton!

Love this! Hamilton has so many hidden treasures 🥰🤯. Would looooove to do a little more exploring and that gift basket sure would help with that 😏😏😏

Cant wait to checkout the food scene on Barton!! 😋

Love the food scene on Barton!

Great video. Lots of new places I never knew about. @joyceofcooking some new places to try.

Love this video. Barton street is up and coming for sure

Makes me wanna recheck out Barton street! I never know what shops are down there anymore

Can't wait to check out Barton!

Love Barton street! So many great spots to discover!

So many hidden gems on this street. Love the food scene here

Love Barton street. Maipai, Motel, Playhouse, 541, and more! So many great places!

Not a secret for much longer! Love this street, so much to do and eat. Such a great community.

As a person who moved to the Barton neighbourhood in the late 80’s to early 2000’s….. I can attest that it earned that reputation. If you were young, there was a good chance someone might snatch your starter hat, or rob you for your bulls/raiders jacket. The Dickie D (ice cream bikes) would get robbed for their money and ice cream in my neighbourhood. The lifeguards at Birge Park pool would get assaulted and harassed by a group of guys on a regular basis. The pay phones on Barton were shut off and only could be used for 911 after 11pm. I literally saved a sex trade worker from being murdered on the tracks behind Birge Park. Barton still has its problems, but it’s definitely not as bad as I remember it.

As a long time Hamiltonian and north end resident I’m so glad someone’s helping put the rumours to rest that Barton st isn’t safe, while also showcasing the neighbourhood and some of the incredible businesses that occupy that area helping make it what it is. Hats off to you!

been to a couple of these stores on the street! love it, they are so aesthetic :)

Yesssss! I love Barton Street, and I love living on it!

So much to explore in this city!

Lots of cool places to try!!

Yes! Love the 541 shout-out. They are the best!

So many places to try! 541 is a favourite but I definitely need to try some of the others! I really hope you all survive 2020.

amazing video!

I hope the city continues to develop, huge amount of potential. Toronto is too congested, expensive, and too many people are coming here and the GTA from around the world more than any other city in Canada so there is this lack of identity and community in Toronto

That so good!!!

So many great new place to try.

Love these businesses opening up on Barton Street!

Got some Maipai last evening, favourite pizza (tied with Shorty's).

I love the Barton Community 💕

Great video!

Also make Barton Street a shopping destination. I want to do more of my shopping around there.

Love that Barton!

I love this, woman! Also you've given away our secrets ;) lol. I subscribed to you!!!

So many great restaurants.

It's definitely a gem and will only become more popular in the years to come!

Love this community

So many cute shops!!!

There are so many amazing small businesses on Barton! A bit further east, you can find some more old-school places like Staropolskie Deli & Frank's Sicilia Bakery! ❤️

Barton Street/Barton Village is Hamilton’s prefect hidden gem (fitting for Emerald thrive there) seriously everyone should explore Barton!

If you dare to venture further east on Barton you'll find truly hidden gems like Everest Hakka Delight and Pita House.

The next up & coming area 💕

There are so many great businesses on Barton!

Glad its not too far from mississauga

Wow. The previous video I watched was a real estate agent who suggested to avoid Barton St.

Mmmm! I was born & raised on the Mountain, so only ever visited Barton Street to hang out at the Centre Mall (no longer there on Barton between Ottawa & Kenilworth ☹️). Then I lived in Toronto for the next 30 years, and have now moved back to my childhood home with a city to explore & discover. I’d still be hesitant to park on Barton at night, but will definitely be checking out all these new wonderful culinary locations for lunch!!

Mai Pai Detroit Pizza is the best!

Barton is evolving!

Love 541!

Hello nice and beautiful Toronto like it. Your new friend is here... Just finished watching ur video including the red one

Well I lived their for a a bit n worked their for yrs I hope they cleaned it up the street was nasty

I admit I grew up with the idea that Barton was dangerous ... But now I see how things are changing for the better.

Barton Street!!!!! yes!!

Born and raised!

I used to live just off Barton Street and it gets a bad reputation despite all the amazing businesses.

Whoever says Barton Street even has hookers is wrong, I only see them less than 1% of the time or never when I walk along the street shop hopping and during evenings/nights. The area has neglected storefronts yes but obvious poverty is worst in other parts of Canada like Vancouver and Scarborough.

go to barton at night time now thats a video

My hood!!

"Untouched by hipsters" Proceeds to interview no one but hipsters. Just having a go, I appreciate the video nonetheless!

PORTUGUESE ARE CALLING N3XT...CRYING FOR IT....

You should do a video on some of the old food spots on Barton that have a long history and dedicated following but are actually relics of a dying age of misogyny, racism, and bigotry. I hate to say it, but nestled into the growing diversity of this neighbourhood are a few old school European owners that are not open to change. They continue operating from the few dollars the underprivileged have left to "eat out". Claiming to charge less in the interest of the community but in actuality they ignore health and safety serve unsafe food products. All in the name of making money. "Who will care about a bunch of poor people complaining about cheap food anyway?" Is what they say. Are they wrong? It's not like many people shed light on the dingy spots poor people eat. It's not like someone with any influence will eat here, realise the issues are real step in and voice concerns .